Defined Contribution

Distrust and apathy will continue to act as a barrier against retirement savings ahead of auto-enrolment, according to research by Buck Consultants.

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Schroders has launched a dynamic multi-asset fund to offer DC schemes an alternative to passive defaults.

Whatever one may think of the National Employment Savings Trust, it is part of the necessary Leviathan to prevent us and other future generations of defined contribution pensioners falling into abject poverty.

NEST is set to tackle member anger at pension pot falls by attributing losses on benefits statements in the context of employer rather than employee contributions.

The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on the way in which employers can certify the pension scheme they plan to enrol their employees into.

Heineken has closed its defined benefit scheme to future accrual and replaced it with a defined contribution arrangement.

CHILE - Chilean pension funds reached $153bn in assets in June, up 11% from the previous year, according to data released by the pension regulator.

The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into auto-enrolment and the National Employment Savings Trust.

More than three quarters of finance directors are in the dark about fines which could be levied on businesses for failure to comply with auto-enrolment regulations.